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This is for everyone. What I want is a decent forum. If that requires shutting someone down, it’s regrettable, but will have to be done.

Moderators have the sole authority to make such decisions.

Those looking for unmoderated discussions should look to unmoderated forums on Usenet and the Web.

Duplicate or multiple posts on the same topic are subject to deletion.

“Trolling” is not allowed. This includes posting derogatory or inflammatory messages with the intent to bait an overheated response, as well as behavior that in the Moderators’ judgement is gratuitously argumentative, combative, or inflammatory with the apparent intent to prolong debate for its own sake rather than promote, defend, or critique a particular idea or point of view.

Threads and posts are not allowed that in the opinion of Moderators are impolite, vulgar, nasty, uncivil, or otherwise disruptive to the good functioning of the either the Forum or to CFI’s mission.

Disagreements should be kept, as much as possible, to the issues at hand and not become overly personalized.To take but one example, pointing out a person’s lack of scientific qualifications when discussing scientific issues is on-point, but referring to someone’s political beliefs is not.

Threads and posts that are disruptive to the flow of conversation by being off-topic, or which in the opinions of Moderators were written to drive up a post-count or otherwise not relevant to the mission of CFI and its Forum are not allowed. They are subject to locking, editing or deletion.

Threads that consist of repetitive posting of the same comments, information, or links without meaningful development or responsive discussion will be considered a form of spamming or trolling and may be locked or deleted at the Moderators’ discretion.

Problem members are subject to banning or deletion. – this refers to the regular violation of the above.